Keeping up with physiology research
If we don’t understand physiology, we don’t know what we are doing when we are monitoring the fetus. What’s the latest on physiological control of the fetal heart rate?
Brain changes and accelerations
Can #CTG changes predict the degree of severity of brain injury seen on #MRI? Yes. And is this information useful in practice? Not yet…. #HIE
What does a ChatBot have to say about CTG monitoring?
Has a #ChatBot taken over my blog? Would you notice if it did?
Who gets to decide?
Most women want to be involved in decisions about their maternity care. Do many actually get what they want?
Noninvasive fetal ECG – how does it compare with standard CTG?
Might it be feasible to do prolonged periods of #CTG monitoring at home? This new research helps to take another step to answering that question. #EFM #Antenatal #FetalMonitoring #NifECG
Women’s experiences with new monitoring technology
A new approach to CTG monitoring improves comfort and mobility during labour.
What’s news in BirthSmallTalk land?
The release date of my Fetal Monitoring for Maternity Professionals course is just around the corner. While I am beyond excited and want to tell everyone about it, I’m also not a huge fan of rah rah style promotion. I recognise that some of you are just here for the free blog posts (and don’t worry, they aren’t going to stop). Others will be really keen to hear about this […]
When the lawyers change their minds, everything changes
Could there be a big change coming? What would happen if CTGs were no longer accepted as legal evidence?
Assessing the safety of hospital birth
Asking whether hospital birth is safe is very different to asking whether home birth is safe. What does the latest Cochrane review say?
Routine umbilical cord gas analysis – is it worth it?
Routine cord blood gas analysis – harmful or helpful?
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